The Unleashed Mind: Why Creative People Are Eccentric
Highly creative people often seem weirder than the rest of us. Now researchers know why
Features
10 Top Illusions
Balls that roll uphill, bathtubs that stretch and shrink, freaky faces and throbbing hearts. Welcome to the year's best visual tricks
A New Look at Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Scientists are taking a fresh look at obsessive-compulsive disorder, identifying its likely causes-and hints for new therapies
Control Yourself! How to Keep Cravings in Check
Cocktail or cola? Banana or banana split? Understanding how we handle such decisions makes it easier to keep our cravings in check
Why Johnny Can't Name His Colors
The way we commonly use color and number words in English makes it unnecessarily difficult for kids to learn the concepts
Distance Therapy Comes of Age
Recent studies show that psychotherapy delivered through electronic devices can benefit patients
Departments
- From the Editor
Feed Your Mind
- Letters
Letters to the Editors, May/June 2011
- Head Lines
We're in This Together: When Anxiety Becomes Contagious
What Are You Looking At?
Tweeting the Bull or the Bear
Laughter Leads to Insight
Crying Women Turn Men Off
Fascinated by Fear
A Thinking Person's Diet
Far from Conflict
The Prejudice Hormone
Pain Lessens Guilt
Brain-Boosting Tips for Speed Learning
The Language of Love: Word Usage Predicts Romantic Attraction
Infants Know That
Polyglots Might Have Multiple Personalities
The Downside of Hope
Burnout Gains More Recognition among Psychologists
- Illusions
Colors Out of Space
- Perspectives
Fickle Friends: How to Deal with Frenemies
- Consciousness Redux
Protozoa Could Be Controlling Your Brain
- Reviews and Recommendations
MIND Reviews Books: May/June 2011
Podcast
Roundup: Neuroscience of Bullying
Event
- Ask the Brains
Why Do Memories of Vivid Dreams Disappear Soon After Waking Up?
- Head Games
Head Games
- Mind in Pictures
MIND in Pictures: Driven to Distraction
- Calendar
Calendar: MIND events in May and June
- We're Only Human
Deadline Pressure Distorts Our Sense of Time
- Facts and Fictions in Mental Health
Can Positive Thinking Be Negative?
